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Snapdeal Snap Diwali Sale: price cuts on smartphones below 5,000
MUMBAI: Snapdeal’s 3-day Snap Diwali sale begins today. The sale has deals on affordable smartphones under Rs 5000. A range of colour feature phones starting 299 will also be available on sale.
Here are the top mobile deals in the Snap Diwali Sale:
The LG Spirit is listed at a price of Rs 3404. Outside of the sale deals, the phone is priced starting at Rs. 13,500. Its a basic smartphone with 8MP rear camera and 1.3GHz quad-core processor.
There is also a range of iVoomi phones on discount. These include iVoomi iPro, iVoomi Z1, and iVoomi i2 lite. iVoomi iPro is listed at Rs 2499 for the 16gb variant and will be available in platinum gold colour. The iVoomi Z1 will go on sale for Rs 4199. The phone has 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera. iVoomi i2 lite is discounted for Rs 4999. It has a great battery capacity of 4000mAh.
The sale will also see colour feature phones starting for as low as Rs 299. Popular ones include flap phone Blackbear i7 trio priced at Rs 1369, game phone Muphone M210, and iKall K14 priced at Rs 299.
Power banks in 10,000 mAh will cost as low as Rs 429. Screen magnifier is the most popular mobile accessory on Snapdeal. It can enlarge the smartphone screen up to 4 times for a better viewing experience. It's available for Rs 369.
Snapdeal has attractive bank offers of up to 25% on phones and accessories. Punjab National Bank users get a 25% discount. Rupay and Bank of Baroda card users can avail up to a 20% discount. Federal Bank and RBL card users also get up to 15% off. MobiKwik users get a 15% supercash.
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Instamart and Duolingo launch street spell check campaign for Instaprint
Duo the owl fixes signboard typos across cities to showcase instant printing.
MUMBAI: If spelling mistakes had a sworn enemy, it might just be a bright green owl with a printer. Instamart has teamed up with language learning platform Duolingo for a quirky nationwide campaign that turns everyday spelling errors into a public spectacle while promoting its instant printing service, InstaPrint. The playful activation takes aim at the many misspelled shop boards and public signs scattered across Indian streets. From “saloons” that promise haircuts rather than drinks to menus and posters peppered with punctuation mishaps, the campaign sends Duolingo’s mascot Duo on a mission to restore linguistic order.
Armed with Instamart’s instant printing feature, Duo prints corrected versions of the mistakes on the spot and pastes them over the originals. The result is a series of humorous street interventions that have quickly begun circulating on social media.
Photos and videos of the grammar correcting owl have been widely shared online, with amused users reacting to the unexpected spell check patrol. One user joked, “Ab ayega na maza bhidu,” capturing the internet’s delight at the unusual campaign.
Behind the humour lies a practical message. The activation is designed to showcase the capabilities of Instaprint, Instamart’s printing service that allows users to print documents and posters almost instantly.
The company says the feature is meant for everyday needs such as printing resumes, visa documents or last minute posters without the usual scramble to locate a print shop.
Instamart introduced Instaprint in 2025 across select metropolitan cities including Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi. The service allows users to order printed materials directly through the platform, extending the quick commerce model beyond groceries and household essentials.
By combining Duolingo’s famously persistent owl with India’s street level spelling quirks, the campaign taps into the internet’s long running fascination with grammar mistakes while demonstrating a real world use case for instant printing.
After all, in a world full of typos, sometimes what you really need is a quick printer and a very determined language teacher.
